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Volume 76.— Number 10. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, July 5, ll)^6. Seven Lents.
STATE HIST SOC — ox
‘O’Neill Day’ Set
At Madison Races
Seminary Student
Drowns in Lake
Ronald J. Sibbel, 20,
Falls from Raft
BUTTE- Ronald J Sibbel 20,
son of Mr and Mrs, August Sib
bel of Butte, Monday fell back
ward from a rubber raft in Lake
Beulah near East Troy, Wise.
Investigating officers said he
sunk without a struggle after the
fall
Sibbel, a second year philoso
phy student at the Benedictine
order’s major seminary at Con
ception, Mo., had been employ
ed as a summer counselor at a
Catholic boys’ camp at the lake.
Authorities conducted drag
King operations for five hours,
aided by divers and private
planes, and gave up the search
late Monday night. The hunt
for the body was resumed ear
ly Tuesday.
The parents learned of the
tragedy from a priest at Con
ception. They talked with camp
officials at East Troy early
Tuesday hut have had no fur
ther word.
The parents are retired Boyd
county farmers and reside in
Butte.
Survivors include several
brothers and sisters. One brother,
Anton, is stationed at Frankfurt,
(Jermany. with the armed
forces; another brother, Edward,
resides on the West coast, and
another brother, Raymond .
farms near Butte.
The Raymer funeral home
will be in charge of funeral ar- (
rangements when completed.
7,000 Bushels of
Grain Destroyed
BRISTOW — There was a fire
Saturday night at the C. G.
0‘Bill”) Pratt farm located one
half mile east of Bristow. The
farm is owned in partnership by
Pratt and L. W Gibson. Bristow
banker.
Cause of the blaze has not been
determined.
A granary and some equipment
wore destroyed. In the granary
wore milo and corn, about seven
thousand bushels; also two trac
tors, a tractor elevator, and two
grinders.
Mr Gibson credited the Bris
tow rural fire department with
saving other buildings on the
place One nearby building was;
damaged by the intense heat.
Methodists Start
New Construction
PAGE Excavation for the
Ixisoment of the new addition to
the Methodist church was done i
Monday morning. Construction
will commence Thursday, July 5,1
by Gerald Monk of O’Neill, con
tractor.
Merwyn French, sr., will be la
bor coordinator. The new addi
1 ion will be 24 by 50 ft., and will
have a full basement. The finish
will bo of brick facing.
An anoymous donor recently
gave the church a check for $5,
uOO with the stipulation the
amount was to be matched by the
parish and a construction date be
honored. Both conditions have
been met.
Ground - breaking ceremonies
took place Sunday afternoon fol
lowing a basket dinner.
Mrs I ,ou Heiss, a charter
member, turned the first spade of;
dirt Mrs. John Gray, historian,
summarut'u me |
the first church and present
needs.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Copple of
Wayne sang “Bless This House.
Rev. I jester Hart of Tilden spoke
Ivan Heiss, chairman of the
building committee, explained the
project Rev. Lisle Mewraaw in
troduced the architect, Joseph
Carlson of Laurel, and the con
tractor.
8 from Region in
WJAG Caravan
Eight persons from this region
will be making the WJAG-spon
sored caravan trip to Kansas
City. Mo., this weekend to see
the Kansas City Athletics play
the Cleveland Indians in Satur
day night and Sunday games.
O’NElLLr—Mr. and Mrs. John
Kersenbrock. D. N. Loy, Dr. L. A.
Carter, Victor Halva, Robert
Schultz.
CHAMBERS—Douglas Dankert
and Lawrence Tangeman.
2 Ladies Enroute
on European Trip
DELOIT—Gladys Hopkins and
her sister, Mrs. Duke Lipscomb
of California, have gone to Ger
many by plane to visit Mrs. Lips
comb’s daughter, son-in-law and
grandson, who are stationed
there.
Auction Calendar
Monday, July 16: Roy and
Elaine Forbes of near Atkinson,
160-acre farm and personal prop
erty; Col. Ed Thorin of O’Neill,
auctioneer-real estate broker;
First National bank of Atkinson,
clerk. Mr. and Mrs. Forbes have
purchased the James Grocery In
Spencer from Mr. and Mrs. Har
rison James.
Try Frontier want advs
The horses will be off and run
ning at the Madison races start
ing Tuesday, July 10.
But Saturday, July 21, will
hold special significance for horse
race fans from this area because
it has been officially designated
as “O’Neill day" at Madison
Downs. The day will also mark
the close of the Madison meet.
The Frontier has arranged for
a “package" trip to Madison. For
three dollars the race enthusiasts
will have a roundtrip ticket in
.chartered Greyhound buses:
They’ll have choice grandstand
teats at the track; there’ll be an
after-the-race club sirloin at Ed
Pringer’s Ye Olde Tavern at
Norfolk
The air-conditioned bus (or
buses) will leave O’Neill at 12:30
p.m.; arriving at a special park
ing area at the north end of the
grandstand more than a half
hour before post time.
The “O’Neill day” group will
leave the track 20 minutes after
the final race, stop over at Nor
folk for dinner and return home
about 10 or 10:30 p.m,
To appreciate The Frontier’s
bargain “package,” get out the
pencil and check these figures:
O'Neill-Madison and re
turn bus fare $3.98
Grandstand seats .60
Beef dinner (as shown on
menu) 2.25
Total value $6.83
Your cost $3.00
You and your friends can en-,
joy the caravan fun both direc
tions, have a whale of a time at
the races and «at high on the
cow for only three dollars per j
person.
Place your order right away
because necessary arrangements
have to be worked out in ad
vance. There will be only a lim
ited number of seats. Reserva
tions will be accepted on a first
come first-served basis. Be assur
ed a place in The Frontier’s “O’
Neill day” caravan at Madison
Downs. Cash must accompany
all orders (payable in advance).
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1 Ill’ll elicit UIHV V4UIV
d;,y, July 21—on your calendar,
and be all set!
At the race track numerous
improvements have been made
during the past year for the con
venience of racing fans, announc
ed Earl Moyer, secretary of the
Madison Agricultural society.
An enlarged grandstand will
provide a covered seating section
for nearly 4,000 persons. Addi
tional mutuel windows with a
covered area-way to the grand
stand have been installed and a
graveled parking area built ad
joining the race track.
There will be nine races each
day from July 10 through July
21, except Sunday and Monday.
Post time is 3 p.m., with the daily
double windows opening at 2 p.m.
Mover added that the finest
selection of horses ever offered
at Madison Downs will be racing
this year. Additional stables built
during the past year will provide
only partial facilities for the rec
ord number of entries that has
been received. Some of the horses
will be stabled at the Columbus
race track.
Jens Petersen
Expires at Genoa
Jens Petersen, who has been
employed for several years at
the J J. Berigan ranch as a
cook, died Sunday, July 1, in a
rest home at Genoa He had
been a resident at the home
about a year.
He was born June 15. 1890, in
Denmark.
The late Mr. Petersen came to
Holt county May 3. 1910.
Pallbearers will include Clar
ence Johnson, A1 Liedtke, Tim
Reed, Alfred Walters.
Biglin’s will be in charge of
arrangements.
5-Generation Group
Meets at Chambers
CHAMBERS — Present at the'
Ralph Blair home on Sunday,
July 1, for a five - generation
gathering were:
Mrs. J. M Widden and her
daughter, Mrs. Blair, both of
Chambers; Mrs. Blair’s daugh
ter, Mrs. Bred Hull of Omaha;
Mrs. Hull’s son, Dale, and Dale’s
small son, Randy, all of Omaha.
AUNT DIES
EWING—Mrs. Sis Ebbengaard
learned Friday of the death of
her aunt, Mrs. Cary Hopkins of
Columbus, O.
Farmer, 64,
Father of
11, Dies
Edward Boyle Suffers
Fatal Heart Attack;
Funeral Uncertain
Edward Boyle, 64, O'Neill
farmer and father of 11 children,
died at 10:25 a.m., Tuesday,
July 3, in St. Anthony’s hospital.
He had entered the hospital on
Sunday, July 1.
Mr. Boyle, a widower, sum
moned several of his sons about
6:30 a.m., Sunday and complain
ed that he had been ill most of
the night. He was taken to the
hospital and spent most of Sun
day and Monday in oxygen.
The remains are at Biglin’s
awaiting completion of funeral
arrangements.
Ilis wife, Mary, died Feb
ruary 28, 1953, at the age of
46 after a lingering heart ail
ment.
One of the sons is in Korea in
the armed forces and another
son is stationed at San Diego.
His wife was the former Mary
M. Barrett, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Barrett.
Survivors:
Sons— Edward J., Patrick J.,
Michael J., Charles J., Neddie
J., and Lawrence; daughters •—
Mrs. Bernard (Mary Agnes)
Janzing, Marie Ann, Margaret
and Miriam Angela; brother —
Charles.
One son. tFrancis, died in in
fancy.
Firecracker Sends
Woman to Hospital
EWING—A careless youngster
tossed a firecracker on the
streets of Ewing about 8 o’clock
Saturday evening. The explosive
went off and injured Mrs. Ar
chie Tuttle of Ewing, who later
was transferred to St. Anthony’s
hospital at O’Neill for treatment.
Her physician said Mrs. Tuttle
was to be released Wednesday.
She suffered a combination
knee injury and burn.
Rocket Blamed
for Roof I ire
A "bottle rocket” type of fire
works was blamed Monday for
fire damage to the wooden
shingle roof of the Montgomery
Hardware store. A woman turn
ed in the alarm and firemen
checked the blaze before it could
get underway.
Pete Peterson is owner of the
building and said the loss was
not covered by insurance.
Police earlier Monday morn
ing had restricted boys from
shooting that type of fireworks
in the alley near Gillespies. One
of the rockets had struck the
Biglin building but there was no
damage.
Fire Chief G. E. Miles said he
was satisfied the cause of the
Montgomery blaze could be
blamed on fireworks.
Visit Sister Brian
at Omaha—
Mr. and Mrs. James Harty and
two children of Denver, Colo., ar
rived Friday for a visit with
their mothers, Mrs. W. W. Harty
and Mrs. Simon Bosn.
The Hartys visited Sr. M Bri
an, the former Helen Harty,
Mother of Mercy novitiate, at
Omaha Sunday.
MeElhaney Earns
Promotion—
Bruce MeElhaney has been
promoted to specialist third class.
He is stationed at Bad Kissin
gen, Germany.
He is on furlough now' in Hol
land and Switzerland.
12 Turks Take Whirl in Holt
A band of 12 Turkish agricul
turists has been on a whirlwind
tour of Holt county since their
arrival Sunday. The group in
cludes two forestry specialists,
one soil specialist, two agricul
tural agents (equivalent to U.S.
extension agents), and seven
pasture and forage students.
They are being escorted
through Fillmore, Lincoln and
Holt counties by Earl G. Maxwell
of Lincoln, retired extension for
ester from the University of Ne
braska college of agriculture.
On Monday they participated
in the grassland tour arranged by
the Holt extension service. That
evening they were guests of the
soil conservation district super
visors at a potluck dinner. The
Turks spent Tuesday studying
bluegrass stripping, drying and
cleaning and that evenig they
were guests of the Inman Com
munity club.
Mr. Maxwell was to eseert
the troupe to the Martha com
munity for the annual Fourth
of July celebration. One of the
main objectives *f the tour to
to study rural —immunity de
velopment ia this souctry.
At Monday’s soil dinner, one of
the Turks put on an impromptu
magical performance. Others
sang native songs.
The Turks represent all sec
tions of that country and report
comparable weather and terrain
conditions. Rainfall there ranges
from 12 to 60 inches annually.
Some soil is sandy, they explain;
other soil lends itself to vegetable
and citrus production, and still
other sections raise timber and
tobacco.
Some of the group have been
in the U S. only a few weeks;
one has been stuyding at Colo
rado A&M college. They all
speak English fairly well.
Their trip is financed by the
government of Turkey. They are
stopping at the Golden hotel and
will leave Thursday.
While the visitors are all Mos
lems, Mr Maxwell said he ac
companied seven of the group to
a worship service Sunday morn
ing in the Methodist church at
Geneva.
Mr. Maxwell escorts various
fureigu ag groups throughout
the state.
Also at Monday’s soil dinner,
attended by supervisors and their
families, Harvey Krugman was
welcomed as a new member of
the board. Stanley Lambert is
retiring. Mr. Maxwell quoted
several James Whitcomb Riley
poems. Elmer Juracek reported
on his recent trip to the six
state area meeting of the Na
tional Association of Soil District
Supervisors held at Bismarck,
N.D. This was similar to the area
meeting held in O’Neill last year.
A highlight at Bismarck was a
tour of a nursery formerly owned
by the federal government and
recently turned over to the state
of North Dakota. Crops in the
Dakotas look good, he said.
new operator
EWING—Miss Judy Cloyd is a
new operator at the public tele
phone exchange. She began on
Monday. Miss Bethyl Daniels,
who has been operator since
school dismissed, has resigned.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Persona
of Oakland will spend the
Fourth with Mr. and Mrs. John
Grutsch, sr.
Mrs. Ralph Walker, officer of Simonson post 93 of the American Legion auxiliary, presents a
one hundred dollar check to John Watson. O’Neill hank official, in behalf of the Lorenz Fund.
Lorenz Fund Hits $2,798.50
A one hundred dollar gift from
a service organization, a $5 con
tribution from a one-armed man,
and $36 in anonymous gifts high
lighted the second week of the
movement to raise funds for
Leonard Lorenz, 35, Middle
branch farmer and father of a
9-year-old adopted son, Larry.
Mr, Lorenz lost both arms in
a hay baler accident on June 8.
He is in the Veterans hospital,
Omaha, recovering from the
tragedy in which the right arm
was severed at the shoulder; the
left arm between the elbow and
shoulder.
The fund at noon Tuesday
stood at $2,798.50. The O’Neill
National bank and the First
National bank are receiving
the contributions and tlu
movement is jointly sponsored
by The Frontier and the Holt
County Independent.
Victor Harley of Chambers,
who lost his right arm in a
blacksmith accident in 1927,
reached for his billfold with his
"good" arm, held open the purse
with his hook on the artificial
; rm, and peeled off five “one’s”.
"That fellow (Lorenz) is in ter
rible shape. I don’t know the man
personally,” he explained, “but
I know something about the
shock of losing just one arm.
It’s a feeling you can’t describe.”
Harley can lift with the hook
and his busy left arm is sturdy
and strong.
“That fellow Lorenz . . . he has
a lot of guts and courage to come
up smiling. If he can keep smil
ing he’ll get along, but 1 don’t
know how,” Mr. Harley added.
Mr*. VV. C. W'hited, president
of the Simonson unit of the
American Legion auxiliary at
O'Neill, announced that her
organization had delivered a
SI00 check.
Meanwhile, the American Le
gion post at Page has scheduled
a “Porky” Lorenz benefit dance
at Page on Saturday, July 14.
Still more contributions are
needed for the armless war vet
eran who was a navy B-24 bomb
er-patrol pilot dining World War
li A spokesman for the move
ment said:
“This is an extraordinary sit
uation . . . Mr. Lorenz is an ex
traordinary fellow. Let your
heart be your guide when you sit
down to write that check.”
(All contributions will be ac
knowledged in these columns.)
Contributions:
Acknowledged last
issue $1,233.50
$100
Simonson post 93, American
(Continued on page 4)
Rooney Resigns
from C of C Post
The July meeting of thej
Chamber of Commerce was held
Monday evening. G. E. Miles re
j linquished as president to Ro- i
' bert LaRue. newly-elected, and
| William Mattern, resigned, turn
ed over the secretarial duties to
John Harrington, recently ap
pointed.
James W. Rooney, chairman
of the Chamber’s new industries
committee since the committee
was founded, offered his resig
nation.
C. E. Brittell of Neligh, who
holds a patent on an endless
conveyor, told of hopes of estab
lishing a factory here.
President LaRue has called
another meeting of the Chamber
for July 17 when the year’s pro
gram will be mapped and a
: study will be made of new busi
nesses needed.
Page Roller Rink
to Open July 13
PAGE—Mrs. Melvin Smith en
tertained 22 members of the Im
provement club Monday evening.
Mrs. Lloyd Fusselman and Mrs.
Ida Snyder became club mem-!
bers.
Plans were made for a formal
opening of the roller skating rink
i on Friday, July 13. Free lunch
will be served.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Devall
I and family called in the Preston
Jones home Monday afternoon.
Mrs. W. J. Cronin, 80,
Burial Near Ewing
Longtime Resident of
Holt County
EWING—Mrs. W. J. (Minnie)
Cronin, 80, died Friday, June 29,
at Antelope Memorial hospital in
Neligh where she had been a pa
tient for several weeks suffering
from a heart ailment. She was a
longtime resident of Ewing and
community.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 3, at
the Ewing Methodist church.
Burial was in the Lutheran cem
etery south of Ewing.
Donald Beekenhauer of the
Church of Christ officiated.
Hymns were sung by Mrs. Har
riet Welke and Mrs. Vera Anson
with Mrs. Wilbur Spangler at the
piano. Pallbearers were Duane
Wenig, Donald Cronin, William
Cronin, jr.. Larry Cronin, Michael
Cronin and Henry Lange, jr.
Mrs. Roland Horde and Mrs.
Lionel Gunter had charge of the
flowers.
The late Mrs. Cronin, whose
maiden name was Wilhelmina
Holz, was bom in Germany
March 8, 1876.
At the age of 5 she came to the
United States with her parents,
the late Mr. and Mrs. John Holz.
She snpnt her childhood on a
homestead south of Ewing.
On September 17, 1894, she
was united in marriage to Wil
liam J. Cronin at Valentine.
The Cronins spent most of
their married life in the Ewing
community. They became the
parents of 11 children.
Mrs. Cronin was preceded in
death by her husband, one son
and one daughter.
Survivors include: Sons—John
H. of Long Beach, Calif., William
J. jr., of Hastings, Michael of
Denver, Colo., Vernon E. of Gary,
Ind.; daughters — Mrs. Minnie
Lutton of Beaver City, Mrs.
Mary Leonard of San Pablo,
Calif., Mrs. Emma Wenig of She
boygan, Wise., Mrs. Maxine Wood
of Arinda, Calif., Mrs. Wilma
Milliken of Oakland, Calif.; sis
ters—Mrs. Cora Canaday of Ew
ing and Mrs. Sadie Koehler of
Charles City, la.; 27 grandchil
dren; 30 great-grandchildren.
Resigns Adrainistartive
Post to Be Merchant—
CHAMBERS— Iven Walter of
Hoisington, Kans., son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Walter, recently re
signed his position as adminis
trator of the Lutheran hospital
there to become co-owner of a
new super market at Hoisington.
Mr. Walter had been hospital
admininstrator for five years. He
is a navy veteran and a graduate
of the University of Nebraska.
Frontier for printing!
Rudy Dvorak Says
‘Blind Cow’ Could
Find Treated Hay
Sixty - five ranchers, farmers
and businessmen and a group of
Turkish agriculturists Monday
participated in a tour of Holt
county fertilizer research test
plots and meadows.
Increased yields, improved
quality of hay and effect of fer
tilizer on native grasses were viv
idly shown.
Several ranchers whose plots
were visited said increased yield
on hay land for one season more
than paid the cost of fertilizer.
Increased nutritional value, they
said, would be evident for sever
al more years.
B. H. Brouse of the state ag
college made the trip and ex
plained the tests. It was Holt’$
filth annual tour.
Stops were made at the Inman
park, Inman Methodist church
hay meadow, and the following
farms and ranches: Harvey
Tompkins, Inman; A. R. Tuttle,
Fwing; M. G. French, Page;
Frank Peter, O’Neill; Clarence
Ernst, O’Neill; Neil B. Ryan, O’
Neill; Lawrence Pacha, Atkinson;
Keith Jones, Atkinson; Rudy
Dvorak, Atkinson, and E. E.
Gotschall, Atkinson
Dvorak said: “A blind cow
would find a stack of fertilized
hay.”
Ernst, told the group: “It cer
ituiuy pdiu me tci hi tiiiAv iny
hay land with phosphate.”
Krotters Awarded
Randall Contract
'
The Wm. Krotter Co. of O’Neill
has been awarded a contract for
a portable irrigation system at
the Ft. Randall (S.D.) dam. Two
hundred sprinkler heads will be
used to cover an eight-acre tract
at one setting.
Krotters were the low bidders,
according to the army engineer’s
district office at Omaha.
The equipment will be used
in connection with the landscap
ing and beautification work.
Inman WSCS in
Regular Meeting—
INMAN—The Woman’s Society
of Christian Service met at the
Maxcy Memorial adition last
Thursday for a regular session.
Mrs. Woodrow Gaughenbaugh,
president, was in charge of the
meeting.
Mrs Karl Keyes and Mrs. Otto
Retke were hostesses for the af
ternoon and served refreshments
at the close of the afternoon.
Rebekahs in
Regular Session—
INMAN — Arbutus Rebekah
lodge met in regular session on
Wednesday evening, June 27, at
the I OOF hall.
Mrs. Hazel Lorenz, noble
grand, was in charge. Following
the regular lodge session a lunch
was served by Mrs Hazel Lorenz
and Mrs. Ada Clark
Polio Vaccine
‘More Plentiful’
The Hult county chapter of the
National Foundation of Infantile
Paralysis is asking all parents to j
4ot in contact with their doctor
for the purjmse of arranging for |
vaccination against polio.
"This wonderful vaccine is
steadily becoming more plentiful
and it will not be long until all!
people up to age 20 may be vac
cinated,” according to Frank 1
Beelaert of Page, Holt chairman. I
The doctors do not know how |
much vaccine it will take unless
people advise them they wish to
be vaccinated.
TO WORK ON Bl'DC.KT
Holt county supervisors will
convene Tuesday, July 10, to
work on the budget for the new
fiscal year. The board met Fri
day in the final equalization ses
sion. Only a few valuation pro
tests had been filed.
Son-in-Law Perishes
in Air Tragedy
Nixon Among Dead
at Grand Canyon
INMAN — The son-in-law of
Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Johnson of
Lincoln, former Inman residents,
was one of 128 persons who died
Saturday in the worst commer
cial air disaster in history in the
rugged Grand Canyon of north
ern Arizona.
Floyd A. Nixon, 44, of Detroit,
Mich., husband of the former
Wilma Johnson, was one of the
victims.
Mrs. II H. Johnson is a sister
of H. E. Smith of Inman and
Mrs. Claude Hancock of Los An
geles, Calif,, who recently visited
at Inman.
Mr. Nixon had been on a
business trip for R. L. Polk &
Co., with which he had been
associated for many years, and
bad also visited his mother in
California.
He attended school at Shelton
and Omaha and had worked in
Lincoln.
Doctor Johnson practiced med
icine at Inman until 1908. His
present address is 4702 Calvert
st., Lincoln.
Doctor Johnson and his wife
have gone to Detroit to be near
their daughter.
Mr. Nixon’s survivors include.
Widow—Wilma; sons — Harold
and Larry; mother and sister in
California and a brother in
Cleveland, O.
A TWA Super Constellation
and a United Air Lines DC7
collided over the scenic canyon
at about 21 thousand feet and
smashed into jagged buttes less
than a mile apart. All aboard
were killed.
Remains of the dead are being
taken from the treacherous can
yon in sacks.
I'rank Davidson
M isses I ragedy
Frank Davidson, who is the
third youngest son of Mrs. James
Davidson, arrived Sunday. He
had left Los Angeles, Calif., Sat
urday on an airline flight im
mediately ahead of the ill-fated
TWA and United planes that
crashed Saturday at the Grand
Canyon.
He had scheduled to arrive
here Saturday. When news of
the Arizona tragedy was an
nounced, relatives here were
gravely concerned.
His delayed arrival here, how
ever, was blamed on a missed
bus connection at Grand Island.
Mr. Davidson is in the plumb
ing business at Los Angeles
where he has been for about 20
years. He is married, has three
children and one grandchild. 2
months-old.
Gravel Truck
Demolished—
ROYAL •— Leon W. Wagner,
17, of Neligh, driver of a gravel
truck, is suffering a dislocated
hip, cuts and bruises from a 3
p.m., accident Tuesday two
miles west of Royal and 2%
miles north. He was attempting
to pass a southbound vehicle
driven by Mrs. Florence Weber.
He was driving a loaded gra
vel truck, struck a soft shoulder
on the road, and hit a tree. The
load of gravel was hurled over
his head.
Patrolman Roy Carlson of O’
Neill investigated. The truck
was demolished.
Projects Near
Completion—
PAGE—The Nifty Needlers 4
H club members were guests of
Ruth Evelyn Mewmaw on Friday
afternoon with Connie Riege as
the assistant hostess.
Mrs. Mewmaw, Mrs. William
Ragland, Mrs. J. O. Ballantyne
and Faye Irene were guests.
Some skirt and blouse projects
are nearing completion.
Californians Visit—
CHAMBERS — Mr. and Mrs.
Darwin Harley and children,
Danny and Debra, of Costa Mesa,
Calif., recently visited for a week
with Mr. Harley’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Harley, Carolyn
and Gerald.
Schaffer
Plan Board
Gets Study
9 - Man Commission
Could Offer Guidance
to City Council
A move to reactivate a city
planning commission was placed
under study at Tuesday night’s
July meeting of the aity coun
cil.
A planning commission was
active here during 1946 and 1947
The original planning commis
sion, born out of the immediate
post-World War 11 era, was ap
pointed by F. J. Dishner when
he was serving as mayor.
Mayor Dewey C. Schaffer urged
(lie creation of the commission
and was ready to announce a list
of nine appointments, but Council
Robert Moore, Fred Hoormann
and John Turner said they were
not ready for the step and wanted
further study.
Threw other councilmen, M. J.
Golden, J. J. Berigan and Leigh
Reynoldson, favored the board to
help guide the council on broad
municipal problems and planning.
A Nebraska statute provides
for a non-paid planning commis
sion of nine members for cities of
the second class. The law states
the board is to represent various
professions a n d occupations.
Three members are to serve for
three years, three for two years
and three for one year.
The council decided to adver
tise for bids to replace a wornout
police cruiser car.
The estimated expense for the
new year will be about $139,000,
according to the proposed budget.
This will be an increase of ap
proximately $4,500 over last year.
The council okayed participation
i in the state-federal plan to build
an airport administration build
ing. The city’s share will be
three thousand dollars and par
tially accounts for the budget in
crease.
Theodore Norwood
Burial at Lynch
LYNCH—Funeral services for
Theodore Norwood of Lynch
were conducted Tuesday, July 3,
at the Methodist church in Lynch,
Mr. Norwood died Friday, June
29, in a rest home at Genoa.
Survivors include: Widow;
daughters—Mrs. Pat Cassidy of
Lynch, Mrs. Carl Jotters of Balti
more, Md., Mrs, Dan Kirwan of
Ft. Randall, S.D., Mrs. Bob
Walker of Eagle, Miss Lila of
Lynch; sons — Guy and Arthur,
both of Lynch.
Start Registration
for Swim Course
Registration for the next Am
erican Red Cross - sponsored
swimming lessons at the Munici
pal swimming pool here will start
at 10 a.m., Friday, July 6.
The session will be limited to
120 pupils.
The first class of 142 recently
ended with all being taught to
s-wim. Only 10 of the group had
previously received instruction
Registration for the second class
will continue through Friday and
Saturday. Classes will begin on
Monday, July 9, and continue
through Saturday, July 21.
The third—and final — class
will be registered July 20 and 21
and the classes will convene July
23 through August 4.
Forty minute sessions are con
ducted each morning.
Many of the pupils come from
nearby cities, towns and rural
communities.
4-H Demonstrations
Next Wednesday
Four-H club demonstration day
v/ii 1 be observed Wednesday, July
11, in O’Neill at the assembly
room of the courthouse. Kenneth
Schmidt, assistant state 4-H club
leader, will be on hand to see the
demonstrations and offer sugges
tions to all clubs members who
are interested.
NEW LOCATION
ORCHARD — The Orchard
postoffice is now in its new lo
cation, second door west of the
Orchard State bank. For years
the postoffice was housed in the
Browning building on the corner.
FORMER MERCHANT DIES
James A. Brown of Omaha,
who formerly operated a deli
catessen in the Golden hotel
building and was an agent here
for Western Union, died Monday
in Omaha.
HITS BRIDGE
EMMET—A pickup driven by
Bud Cole hit a bridge near the
Henry Gathje farm. Cole, who
was alone was unhurt.
ROCK FALLS — Lou Brown
participated in the rodeo at Ca
nova, S.D., Saturday and Sun
day and won prize money in the
Brahma bull riding events.
Mrs. Morse Cavanaugh, jr.,
and son and Mrs Henry Kuhfal
spent Friday in Sioux City.